KiLL Or DiE Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 A Washington, D.C., dry cleaners says it’s their business a longtime customer is taking to the cleaners. A $10 dry cleaning bill for a pair of trousers has ballooned into a $67 million civil lawsuit. Plaintiff Roy Pearson, a judge in Washington, D.C., says in court papers that he’s been through the ringer over a lost pair of prized pants he wanted to wear on his first day on the bench. He says in court papers that he has endured “mental suffering, inconvenience and discomfort.” He says he was unable to wear that favorite suit on his first day of work. He’s suing for 10 years of weekend car rentals so he can transport his dry cleaning to another store. The lawsuit is based in large part on Pearson’s seemingly pained admission that he was taken in by the oldest and most insidious marketing tool in the dry cleaning industry arsenal. “Satisfaction Guaranteed.” It’s the kind of lawsuit that makes liability reform advocates’ temples throb. “People in America are now scared of each other,” legal expert Philip Howard told ABC News’ Law & Justice Unit. “That’s why teachers won’t put an arm around a crying child, and doctors order unnecessary tests, and ministers won’t meet with parishioners. It’s a distrust of justice and it’s changing our culture.” The civil trial, set for June, has the scope of a John Grisham courtroom thriller and the societal importance of a traffic ticket. Defending themselves against the suit — for two years running — are Korean immigrants Jin and Soo Chung and their son, who own Custom Cleaners and two other dry cleaning shops in the Fort Lincoln section of Washington, D.C. Pearson says in court papers that he took a pair of pants into Custom Cleaners in Fort Lincoln in 2002, and the pants were lost. So Jin and Soo Chung gave Pearson a $150 check for a new pair of pants. Three years later, Pearson says he returned to Custom Cleaners and — like some real-life “Groundhog Day” nightmare — his trousers went missing. Again. It was May 2005 and Pearson was about to begin his new job as an administrative judge. Naturally, he wanted to wear a nice outfit to his first day of work. He said in court papers that he tried on five Hickey Freeman suits from his closet, but found them all to be “too tight,” according to the Washington Post. He brought one pair in for alterations and they went missing — gray trousers with what Pearson described in court papers as blue and red stripes on them. First, Pearson demanded $1,150 for a new suit. Lawyers were hired, legal wrangling ensued and eventually the Chungs offered Pearson $3,000 in compensation. No dice. Then they offered him $4,600. No dice. Finally, they offered $12,000 for the missing gray trousers with the red and blue stripes. Pearson said no. With neither satisfaction nor his prized gray pants, Pearson upped the ante considerably. The judge went to the lawbooks. Citing the District of Columbia’s consumer protection laws, he claims he is entitled to $1,500 per violation. Per day. What follows is the beginning of thousands of pages of legal documents and correspondence that, two years later, have led to a massive civil lawsuit in the amount of $67 million. According to court papers, here’s how Pearson calculates the damages and legal fees: He believes he is entitled to $1,500 for each violation, each day during which the “Satisfaction Guaranteed” sign and another sign promising “Same Day Service” was up in the store — more than 1,200 days. And he’s multiplying each violation by three because he’s suing Jin and Soo Chung and their son. He also wants $500,000 in emotional damages and $542, 500 in legal fees, even though he is representing himself in court. He wants $15,000 for 10 years’ worth of weekend car rentals as well. After enlisting neighbors and fellow customers, he sought to expand the case into a class action suit, but was denied, angrily, by District of Columbia Civil Judge Neal Kravitz. “The Court has significant concerns that the plaintiff is acting in bad faith and with an intent to delay the proceedings,” the judge wrote in court papers. “Indeed, it is difficult to draw any other conclusion, given the plaintiff’s lengthy delay in seeking to expand the scope of the case, the breathtaking magnitude of the expansion he seeks, his failure to present any evidence in support of the thousands of claims he says he wishes to add, and his misrepresentation concerning the scope of his first amended complaint.” The case will now be heard by another judge in June. Ironically, less than a week after Pearson dropped off the missing trousers in 2005, Soo Chung found them, she says. She tried to return them to Pearson but he said they were the wrong pants. The Chungs say they are certain they have located the missing trousers. “So these are the missing pants, huh?” Avila asked the Chungs’ attorney, Chris Manning. “These are,” Manning said, holding up a flimsy pair of gray trousers. Manning’s argument is based on both the receipt and the telltale “three belt loop situation,” as he explains it. “When the pants were brought in, Mrs. Chung noticed the three belt loop situation and in finding them realized that they were Mr. Pearson’s pants based on that.” He also said the receipt tag on the pants “exactly matches the receipt that Mr. Pearson has.” Manning is angry with Pearson, saying the judge has terrorized the Chungs for spite. “They came to the United States hoping for the American dream,” Manning said, “and Roy Pearson has made it a nightmare.” http://www.the-daily-poll.com/ Thats just plain ridiculous... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defyoner Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 i need to pull this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 "So solly, we no have joor pants" "gimme my pants bitch!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Huxtable. Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 we don wan no tloubre, hully up an buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Feast Island Man Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 NO SUBSTITUTION IN THE WINDOW IS OLD PRICE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunt double Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 the level of stupidity of this case is amazing. they offered him $12,000 dollars for a pair of missing pants... but no, $67 million should cover the mental anguish of losing a pair of pants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishCarBombs Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 wow, ice man this judge in the face, close range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarcasm Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 everything about this thread and topic pisses me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 this judge is a real asshole i saw this on tv and i feel sorry for the korean family they found the pants, apoligized and continued to offer him higher and higher prices for his pants i hope that he gets his license taken away for turning the judicial system into zoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat ralphy Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 dude is a fuckin nut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishCarBombs Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 i still want this judge to get slowly shot in the face while listening to Depeche Mode - Tainted Love, while also walking down a crowded NY block Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodKlot Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 WTF!?! Fer teh pants!?!Rly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PERMAFRIED_ Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 considering the fact that he's BLACK AND a JUDGE...this isn't all that surprising Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_R_O_N Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 ^^^ that post just screams racist, he just happens to be greedy, his ethnicity has nothing to do with this..grow up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne hits Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 forever rocking 20 dollar pants to the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 as soon as i saw the title i knew the guy had to be black. then the story made no mention of it, i clicked on the link...damn, no pictures. then permafried mentioned he was black and i thought. HA, KNEW IT! black people with a little bit of power often LOVE to make life shitty for others. it goes back to my frequent complaints of black women in my former office never once saying 'thank you' when id open the door for them. next one that fronts on me is getting sued. i hope this guy gets disbarred as well. he sucks. **edit, i did not even notice it said 'black' in the title, till just now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shitting Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Yes. I also hate blacks. Luckily they are the laughing stock of the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Huxtable. Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 ^^^ that post just screams racist, he just happens to be greedy, his ethnicity has nothing to do with this..grow up. yep. nor his job title. he could've been a doctor or a store clerk. he's just a greedy fool. but it is slightly different, since lawsuits is right up this dudes alley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Huxtable. Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 nigguh whatchu say bout my pants?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushawn wuan Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 LOL! THEO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PERMAFRIED_ Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 ok, i apologize for unnecessarily harsh wording. HOWEVERRRR....i still think that there is a disproportionate amount of vindictive black people in positions of authority. maybe i'm wrong, maybe i'm ignorant, but it's an observation based on real-life experience. ALMOST every black professor, high school teacher, school administrator, cop, meter maid, or whatever that i've encountered has been excessively rude, arrogant and condescending. unjustifiably so. anecdote: i used to constantly get yelled at, "written up" and kicked out of my 7th grade american history class because i'd politely correct the teacher's blatant mispronunciation of very, very common words...all while she was struggling to read aloud, directly out of the textbook, bc i guess that's all she was (barely) capable of doing for the hour we were in her class. yes, i was a smartass, but she was OBVIOUSLY not qualified to be teaching, and the thought of dozens of kids going through life thinking that "kayak" was pronounced "k-kuh...kuh-YAKE" really fucking bugged me. just one of many, many disappointing examples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 yes we all hate blacks. this article is merely a confirmation that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiLL Or DiE Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 as soon as i saw the title i knew the guy had to be black. then the story made no mention of it, i clicked on the link...damn, no pictures. then permafried mentioned he was black and i thought. HA, KNEW IT! . Seeks, I've been searching for a picture but no luck, however I did find this link while googling dudes name..I'm assuming is the same guy..His divorce in court didnt go to well either..http://www.courts.state.va.us/opinions/opncavwp/0561044.pdf Custom Cleaners.. From teh internet.. By the way, although this may seem irrelevant, Judge Pearson is black. He obviously grew up with that chip-on-a-shoulder nigga-attitude that the world owes him more than a living. It doesn't. It is instructive to note that the Chungs are Koreans, which next to Jews, Blacks hate the most. If you would like to leave a message expressing your outrage you can snail mail to: Pearson, Roy L Jr 3012 Pineview Ct NE Washington, DC 20018-1617 Or leave a message on his answering machine (he doesn't answer his phone directly anymore): (202) 269-1191 Or send him an email: roypearsonjr@verizon.net I have sent him a request for a recent photo so that all other business people can be on the alert and not do business with this piece of shit. If he ever sends it I will update this post. It would be helpful if you email your local congressman asking him to look into impeaching him for his serious lack of judgment. This would also be a good time to ask for tort reform; at the least we should have anyone who loses such frivolous cases pay the legal costs of the defendants. http://plancksconstant.org/blog1/2007/05/roy_pearson_is_an_id.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_1nR Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 The rich become rich and the poor become poorer....where the fuck are they gonna get 67 mil? Any judge shoulda thrown this stupid ass case out of court... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 that divorce article kill or die posted says it all. the guy is a freeloader. his wife got a better job being a lawyer for reebok and he was let go. he then sued his wife for spousal support which was turned down more than once. they guy is looking to use his education to just sit back and chill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Murphy[ r.i.p]. kid Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 ^^^ that post just screams racist, he just happens to be greedy, his ethnicity has nothing to do with this..grow up. The "Cos" aka Bill Cosby would not condone your exuse making non taking accountability mindstate my brotha. That judge is a reverse racist . and wont be on this ninjas playlist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Huxtable. Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 The rich become rich and the poor become poorer....where the fuck are they gonna get 67 mil? Any judge shoulda thrown this stupid ass case out of court... that's what i'm wondering. there are proffessional athletes and millionaire actors that don't have that money. why would some small mom & pop dry cleaners spot have it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 it's true, my black supervisor was a bitch and just made up shit for the employees to do i still want this judge to get slowly shot in the face while listening to Depeche Mode - Tainted Love, why a cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeBee Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 That's why we shouldn't give those fuckin moon crickets any power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Huxtable. Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 That's why we shouldn't give those fuckin moon crickets any power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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